The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-09
ORDINANCE.

AN ORDINANCE to amend article Tx OF the Sa-
vannah City Code, adopted Feb. 16, 1870, so as
torequire all occupants of houses, merchants,
shopkeepers, grocers and tradesmen occupying
premises to which no yards are attached to
keep within their premises box or barrel OF
sufficient size, in which shall be deposited all
offal filth, rubbish, dirt and other matter gem
Grated in said premises, or TO put such box or
barrel in the streets or lanes under conditions
prescribed herein.
SECTION l. Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Aldermen of the city of Savannah in Council
assembled, and it is hereby ordained by the
authority of the same, That section , of said
article be amended so as to read as follows: The
owners, tenants or occupiers of houses having
yards or enclosures and all occupants of houses,
all merchants, shopkeepers grocers and trades
men occupying promises to which no yards are
attached shall keep within their yards or
premises a box or barrel of sufficient size, in
which shall be deposited all the offal, filth rub
Dish, dirt and other matter generated in said
building and enclosure and the said filth of every
description as aforesaid shall be placed in said
box or barrel, from the first day of April to the
first day of November before the hour of z
o'clock a. m, and from the first day of November
(inclusive) to the last day of March (inclusive)
before the hour of o'clock a. m, and such mat
ter so placed shall be daily removed Sundays
s@SSp'S' places two no mRes at least
without the city as shall be designated by the
Mayor or majority Of the Street and Lane
Committee. And 1t shall be unlawful for any
occupant of a house, merchant, shopkeeper,
grocer or tradesman to sweep into or TO deposit
in any street or lane of this city any paper,
trash, or rubbish of any kind whatsoever, but
the same shall be kept in boxes or barrels as
hereinbefore provided for removal by the scav-
enger of the city. Any person not having yard
may put the box or barrel containing the oftal,
rubbish etc, in the street or lane for removal
by the scavengar, provided the box or barrel so
put in the street or Jane shall be of such char
acter and size as TO securely keep the offal, rub
bish, etc, from getting into the street or lane.
And any person other than the owner or scaven.
ger interfering with or troubling the box or bar.
rel so put in the street lane shall be punished
on conviction thereof in the police court by fine
not exceeding 800 or imprisonment not exceed.
ing thirty days, either or both In the discretion
of officer presiding in said court.
Ordinance passed in Council June list, 1887.
RUFUS E. LESTER, Mayor.
Attest: FRANK E. REBARER, Clerk of Council
CITY MARSHAL. OFFICE,
SAVANNAH, April 23d, 1887.
TNHF City Treasurer has placed In my hands
i Real Estate Executions for 1885, Privy Vault
Executions for 1896 Stock in Trade and other
personal property executions for 1886, and Spe-
Cfc or License Tax Executions for 1887, COM
manding me TO make the money ON said writs
by levy and sale Of the defendants property or
by other lawful means ] hereby notify all per-
sons in default that the tax and revenue ordi-
nance will be promptly enforced il payment Is
not made at my office without delay
Office hours from II A. NJ. to p. n.
ROBT. j. WADE,
CITY Marshal